Health CIO Network

The Health CIO Network provides a unique leadership and best practice community for senior NHS IT professionals. Delivered in conjunction with the CCIO Network through regular meetings, online events and a collaboration community, the network is open to all NHS IT directors and CIOs who wish to learn from one another.Enquiries: cio@digitalhealth.net

According to latest research by Accenture, healthcare consumers continue to show strong use of digital technology for self-care, with mobile phones, social media and wearables showing a big upward swing.

Andy Kinnear, the winner of the inaugural Digital Health Award for outstanding contribution to the profession, has had a career path he describes as ‘slightly haphazard’. So why is he so convinced of the value of professionalising the field of healthcare informatics? Claire Read speaks to him to find out.

Accenture Health, together with analysis and advisory company Oxford Analytica, spoke to CIOs in seven countries (including the UK) to understand their priorities and gather their views on the future of digital healthcare leaders.

A strong relationship with a commercial partner is widely seen as a crucial ingredient for a successful project. According to Richard Corbridge, chief digital and information officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, it’s a dance which can be performed in a multitude of styles.